Example sentences of "be [adv] [adv prt] of [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Following the left bank of the river , you are rarely out of sight of the water .
2 A Great White would have been less out of place .
3 I am perhaps out of line with some of my hon. Friends in that I quite enjoyed the speech made by the Secretary of State for the Environment , who opened the debate for the Government .
4 Mr Blair took the lead , claiming : ‘ Some young offenders are so out of control and such menaces to society that they are going to have to be put in some form of secure accommodation . ’
5 ‘ The brutal truth , however , is that some youngsters are so out of control they have to be detained , but that should be the last resort . ’
6 the Wailers are so out of time , they 're all just like is just so slow it 's just like exactly the same but like about twenty times slower .
7 This makes them stand out as new and unfamiliar against the industrial background , as if they are somehow out of place .
8 When your wrists are momentarily out of sight you can easily slip off the ropes in the manner described .
9 In either case this means they are already out of hand .
10 There are plenty of books in most libraries explaining building construction and the Buildings Regulations in simple terms , but do ensure that they are not out of date .
11 Although the duty increases on petrol are above inflation , they are not out of line in a longer-term perspective , as a simple calculation shows .
12 THE security forces in India are not out of control .
13 Contrary to the record 's title , REM are not out of time .
14 For instance , if children are not out of care within six weeks after reception into care , research tells us that they have a 60 per cent chance of still being in care after two years , a finding that has clear implications for the resources and inter-agency co-operation needed for many social work clients .
15 They certainly express viewpoints which find echoes among his contemporaries and they are not out of key with what we know of his character and of his piety , which was manifested in his crusading enthusiasm , the expulsion of the Jews , the Eleanor crosses , the foundation of Vale Royal abbey and his almsgiving .
16 ‘ We are not out of trouble yet but this win helps our confidence . ’
17 These behaviours will be contrasted with what the baby does in the presence of stationery objects which are just out of reach .
18 it 's a real shame we 're so out of date .
19 Now Councillor , you 're entirely out of order but er
20 ‘ perhaps , Mr Prentice , as you 're obviously out of work , it would be better if you took a course in housekeeping . ’
21 They 're just out of prison and they want to get high all the time and enjoy themselves .
22 We 're not out of touch , etc .
23 So these are not based , they they are similar , they 're not out of line but erm they I mean I do n't think that you can necessarily pick up from past exam papers what 'll be on the next .
24 So they 're not out of pocket , they do n't have to keep two homes going .
25 ‘ Oliver , ’ said Stu after a while , ‘ you 're way out of order .
26 ‘ You 're way out of date , ’ said Greg automatically ; ‘ nowadays we do nothing else . ’
27 IF there is anyone out there who still thinks drinking wine is snobby , you 're way out of touch .
28 No , sorry you 're way out of line Chris !
29 If you look at a baby they 're totally out of proportion and they have huge heads do n't they ?
30 They 're totally out of touch . ’
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